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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,736, dated January7, 1902.

Application filed May 22, 1901.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY W. J UDEVINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Edgar. Springs, in the county of Phelps and State ofMissouri, have invented new and useful'Improvements in Broom-Heads, ofwhich the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in broom-heads, and pertains moreparticularly to detachable heads. I

The object of my invention is to provide a head in which the straw canbe readily removed when it is worn outand new straw inserted and firmlyheld therein, whereby a new broom is practically made at a greatreduction in cost.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, anddurable broomhead which will most effectually accomplish the aboveresult.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of mybroom-head with the straw in place. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detachedperspective view of the clamping device. Fig. 3 is an enlarged verticalsectional view taken on lines 2 2, Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, A represents the ordinary broom-handlehaving at its lower end on either side downwardly-extending flat bars orarms B. The said bars or arms B are secured to the broom-handle,preferably by rivets 12, passing through the hantile and the plates. Theupper portion of the bars adjacent the handle are bulged outwardly, asshown at B, for the purpose of receiving the enlarged doubled end of thestraw. The extremelower ends of said bars B have loops a, and rigidlysecured within said loops are transversely-extending bars or wires (3,for a purpose hereinafter more fully described. The saiddownwardlyextending arms B are provided with longitudinally-extendingoppositely arranged slots E. Between said bars,adjacent the slots,is aclamp ing-block D, having at its outer ends outwardly projectingelongated studs d of a length considerably less than that of the slots Eand resting within said slots, whereby the clamping-block is heldbetween said arms and adapted to slide Within said grooves. The

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arms or bars carried thereby bya metal plate F,- having its outer endsbent at right angles thereto, and said ends are riveted to the bars B.Centrally located in said plate F is an opening f, through which thescrew or bolt G loosely passes and by means of which the block D isforced up against the straw and by means of which the straw is securelyclamped between the block and the lower end of the handle. The said boltor screw is provided with a nut is between thetransverse bar and theclamping-block, and said nut rests against the plate F. The said plateis provided with a projection H, adjacent the opening and against whichthe outer edge of the nut is adapted'to strike, thus holding it fromturning when the screw or bolt is turned for forcing the clamping-blockin place. The

said projection is preferably formed by punching the metal outwardly,,aswill be readily understood.

Connecting the outer ends of the transverse bars or wires Oare links I,which are slightly curved outward, and each endis provided with hooks i,which are adapted to enter the eyes of the transverse bars 0 and holdthe straw against outwardmovement. Elongated U-shaped loops J extendaround the straw above the laterally-extending arms and have the extremeouter ends bent outwardly at right angles thereto and are adapted tostraddle the edges of. the broom, and the ends extend under the bars B,and the outwardly-extending projections enter longitudinally extendingopenings therein and firmly hold the straw from moving outwardly.

From the above description it will be understood that the members 0 andthe linksI constitute straw-embracing members rigidly connected with thearms B and that the U- shaped members J constitute detachablestraw-embracing members located at a point above the saidrigidly-supported. embracing members and that the detachable embracingmembers J are movable in a direction longi tudinal the broom proper. yThe operation of my device is as follows: The straw is first placed. inb. tween the side plates between the end of the handle and theclamping-block and the screw screwed up, forcing the block forward andfirmly clamp ing the straw therein. The straw is then bent down betweenthe transverse extending bars, the loops are then secured in the eyescarried thereby, and the U-shaped springclamps are then applied and thebroom is complete.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. A broom-head comprising a handle, longitudinally-extending arms, astraw-embracing member rigidly connected with the lower portions of saidarms, and a longitudinallymovable straw-embracing member located at apoint between the handle and said rigid embracing member, substantiallyas described.

2. A broom head comprising a handle,

downwardly-proj ecting arms carried thereby and adapted to receive thestraw, a clamping member between said arms, means for forcing saidmember against the straw,transverse bars rigidly secured to the lowerends of said arms, and adapted to receive the straw, and links passingaround the straw and connecting the outer ends of said transverse bars,substantially as described.

3. A broom head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending arms carriedthereby and adapted to receive the straw and having elongated openingstherein, a clamping member sliding within said openings, means carriedby the arms for operating the said clamping member, U-shaped clipspassing around the straw and having outwardly-extending ends adapted toenter the elongated openings in the arms, and transverse bars rigidlyscoured to the lower ends of the said arms.

4. A broom -head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending arms carriedthereby, a clamping member slidable between said arms, a plate rigidlysecured between the lower ends of said arms and having an openingtherein, a screw loosely passing through said opening and engaging theclamping member, a nut on said bolt between the clamping member and theplate, and means carried by said plate for preventing the nut fromturning, substantially as described.

5. A broom head comprising a handle, dow nwardl y-proj ectin g armscarried thereby, a sliding clamping member between said arms, a platerigidly secured between said arms below the clamping member, having anopening therein, a screw loosely passing through said opening andengaging the clamping member, a nut on said bolt between the clampingmember and the plate, and an upwardlydepressed portion carried by theplate adjacent the opening, whereby the nut is prevented from turning,substantially as described.

6. In a broom-head, the combination with a handle, downwardly-extendingarms carried thereby and having elongated openings therein, transverserods rigidly secured to the lower end of said arms, links connecting theouter ends of said rods, a clamping member between said arms and havingoutwardly-projecting portions sliding in said elongated openings, aplate secured between the lower ends of said arms, and having atransverse opening therein, a bolt passing loosely through said openingand engaging said clamping member, a nut on said bolt between theclamping member and said plate, and U shaped clip's having outwardlyextending ends adapted to enter the openings in said arms, substantiallyas described.

7. A broom head comprising a handle, downwardly-projecting arms carriedthereby and adapted to receive the straw, a strawclamping membersupported by the arms, transverse bars rigidly secured to the lower endsof said arms, and connecting-links for the ends of said rigid bars,substantially as described.

8. A broom head comprising a handle, downwardly-projecting arms carriedthereby and adapted to receive the straw, a strawclamping membersupported by the said arms, and oppositely extending U shaped clipspassing around the straw and having their inner ends connected with thesaid downwardlyextending arms, substantially as described.

9. A broom head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending arms carriedthereby and adapted to receive the straw, U-shaped clips passing aroundthe straw and extending in opposite directions from said arms, the innerends of the clips detachably connected with the arms, substantially asdescribed.

10. A broom-head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending arms carriedthereby and adapted to receive the straw, said arms havinglongitudinally-arranged openings, a clamping member supported by thesaid arms, U -shaped clips passing around the straw and having theirinner ends engaging the walls of the said longitudinally-extendingopenings in said arms, substantially as described.

11. A broom-head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending arms adaptedto receive the straw between them, transversely and parallel arrangedbars intermediately connected With the lower portion of said arms,connecting members for the ends of said arms, and a straw-clampingmember supported by the said arms at a point between the said bars andthe handle, substantially as described.

12. A broom -head comprising a handle,

downwardly-extending arms adapted to receive the straw between them,transversely and parallel arranged straw-embracing members supported bythe said arms, one located at a point above the other, and alongitudinally-adjustable straw-clamping member engaging the said arm ata point between the innermost straw-embracing member and the saidhandle, substantially as described.

13. A broom -head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending armsconnected with IIO ' between them, a straw-clamping device carthe handleand adapted to receive the straw ried by the said arms and at a pointabove their lower ends, and a straw-embracing meniber connected with thesaid arms at a point below the straw-clam ping member, substantiallyasdescribed.

14:- A'broom -head comprising a handle, downwardly-extending armsconnected therewith and adapted to receive the straw between them, astraw-embracing member extending transverse the arms and connectedtherewith,

and a longitudinally-adj ustablestraw-clamping member extendingbetweenthe said arms in a direction transverse the saidstraw-embracingmember, substantially as described In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY W JUDEVINE.

Witnesseszl BERT SPOON, D, M. GREEN.

